After youth group one night, Sam had set up a scavenger hunt throughout the church... and at the end asked Elisa to go to Homecoming!

It all begins... Sam asked Elisa to be his girlfriend at Biaggi's before their first Homecoming together! Elisa was a Freshman in High School and Sam was a Sophomore.

Sam & Elisa continued to date throughout high school. A highlight was attending each other's homecomings and proms as they attended different schools. This picture is of their first prom together!

Sam's Senior Prom!! A fun night in old town taking pictures and soaking up the memories together.

Long distance begins... Sam was off to Concordia University Irvine and Elisa had one more year of High School to finish out.

The pandemic... while it messed up a lot of Senior milestones for Elisa, there was one positive note, Sam got to come home from college and finish out the semester which meant no more long distance!

Elisa's Senior Prom!! While the traditional prom was cancelled, Sam & Elisa had a fun night getting dressed up, taking pictures, eating Olive Garden, and dancing the night away in the basement.

Elisa FINALLY graduates! Covid caused major delays in the graduation date, but now she was graduated and they were both so excited to be going back to California TOGETHER!

Sam & Elisa both attended Concordia University Irvine and enjoyed getting to explore Socal together! So many fun memories:)

5 YEARS! Sam & Elisa celebrated 5 years together at Disneyland!

ATW: Summer! Sam & Elisa spent a month traveling around the UK with other students from CUI. They got to visit England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales!

SENIOR YEAR! Elisa made the decision to graduate in 3 years, which meant they were (and currently are) both seniors in college! They are soaking up every moment of college life in Irvine.

SHE SAID YES! Sam got down on one knee and asked Elisa to marry him. It was nothing short from perfect!

What's next? We will both graduate from Concordia University Irvine in May 2023. We are excited to be getting married in September 2023 to start our lives together and will be moving to Arizona where Sam has accepted a job!